Fool's Wall

Author: Masao Ohara
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The Foolish Fence is Masao Ohara's best-selling work. Since its release in April 2003, the book has soared in popularity, consistently topping major bestseller lists for months. By April of this year, its sales had surpassed 4.79 million copies, creating a miracle unparalleled in post-war Japanese publishing history. In this book, the author employs a humorous and accessible style, drawing on extensive references to explain to readers the most challenging issues in human relationships. The "Foolish Fence" has thus become a metaphor for communication barriers. "Why is it so difficult to communicate between people?" The renowned Japanese neuroscientist Masao Ohara explains this rather tricky interpersonal issue in a humorous and easy-to-understand manner: it's because there exists a "Foolish Fence" in the human brain, which subconsciously prevents people from accepting opinions and information they are unwilling to receive. Starting from the functions of the human brain, the author combines various aspects such as interpersonal communication barriers and educational issues to thoroughly deconstruct the structure of the "Foolish Fence." After reading it, one is left with a profound realization.